Care

Adopting a cat, caring for a kitten in its first weeks and knowing how old your cat is in human years.

Adopting a cat from a shelter or a rescue? Here you read how adoption works, what it costs and how to get your home ready. For a new kitten: when it can leave its mother, which kitten food and how many meals, and what happens at the vet in the first year. And how old is your cat in human years? Work it out with the calculator.

How do I adopt a cat or kitten from a shelter?Adopting a cat: where to go, what to arrange, the first days at home and how to avoid scams.Read more
Caring for a kitten: food and the first weeksA kitten is best off staying with its mother until 12 to 13 weeks, then eats kitten food in small meals, never cow's milk.Read more
How old is my cat in human years? And how old do cats get?A cat is about 15 in human years at one, 24 at two, then roughly 4 more each year. Many live 12 to 15 years.Read more